Description Peggy Warren has accomplished one of fiction's most delicate high-wire acts: writing in the voice of a child, for adults.
- e innocence of childhood is deftly evoked in a bold girl's search for hardest kind of gift for her father, peace and quiet and a changed life to boot.
A gallery of fascinating characters each offers some truth in young Zoey's journey and, by book's end, we understand that, without even realizing it, our lives have changed too.
--Burt Rashbaum, author of Becoming an American and Tears For My Mother Peggy Warren has created a tender, heart-warming, poignant book for the young reader, as well as a light-hearted, entertaining read for any age-with an empowering message for parents to evaluate the precious moments with their family.
--Alexandria Delis-Abrams Ph D, author of Attitudes, Beliefs and Choices The journey into the soul of this book begins with a child searching for the perfect gift to her father.
We soon discover that this is the yearning of the child in each of us: to give the perfect gift.
to ourselves, and to others.
How shall we give what we value most, not just once, but moment by moment? It's a treasure worth sharing --Alexia Parks, author of Hardwired 10 Traits, Chairman 56percent.
org How quickly the pages turn in Peggy Warren's Gathering Peace.
- e author is a gifted writer who strikes a fine balance between the naivet and the incredible wisdom of a little girl.
- is lovely book will linger on in your heart long after it has been placed back on the shelf.
--Rome Lester, Marriage & Family Therapist, Georgia Tech Counseling Center.
Acts | Writing in the voice of a child for adults e innocence of childhood is deftly evoked in a bold girls search for hardest kind of gift for her father peace and quiet and a changed life to boot |
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We soon discover that this is the yearning of the child in each of us | To give the perfect giftto ourselves and to others |